When the people of Xiangyang City woke up the next day, they were shocked to find that the streets in front of their homes were full of broken carriages, and there were still stains of blood on the ground, exuding the smell of blood. The army that they had not seen for a long time also appeared in Xiangyang City again, and people
I found that the war seemed to be right in front of me. Xiangyang City had not experienced a war for a long time.
The assassination last night directly resulted in the murder of nearly twenty officials in Xiangyang City, involving all the major families and forces in Xiangyang City. People were speculating whether Jiangdong Sun Ce was coming again, or who would dare to risk the disapproval of the world and assassinate them?
Officials attending Liu Biao's birthday banquet.
But some powerful families in Xiangyang City knew that it was 80% impossible. They all received the news that Xiangyang Prison was robbed, and all the guards died except one person. Zhang Yue was robbed, which undoubtedly pointed the finger at
Zhang Xian, the governor of Changsha.
When Liu Qi woke up, it was already noon the next day. The sun shined warmly on Liu Qi through the window. Liu Qi shook his still aching head and couldn't help but smile bitterly. It seemed that his ability to drink was still not good enough.
When he arrived at the hall, Liu Xiu and others were already waiting for him. Liu Xiu had just woken up like him, and the others were all good at martial arts, so naturally they often drank, so they woke up early.
"Big Brother"
"Lord"
"Big Prince"
When several people saw Liu Qi getting up, they all came forward to say hello, but they all looked worried.
Seeing so many people waiting for him, Liu Qi felt a little embarrassed and said, "Good morning, everyone."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Pan said anxiously: "Brother, something happened."
Liu Qi's heart skipped a beat, and he secretly wondered why everything was not going well for him. He had just woken up a few days ago and had troubles all the time, but he didn't show it on his face. He asked, "Oh, what happened? I see that all of you are confused."
With a worried look on his face, could it be that something big happened?"
Liu Pan said: "Brother, there is chaos in Xiangyang City now. That Zhang Yue has also been kidnapped."
Liu Qi was confused after hearing this, but he could also tell that the matter was definitely not serious. He turned to look at Liu Xiudao: "Third brother, what exactly is going on?"
Liu Xiu sighed and said, "Brother, does he know about the assassination last night?"
Liu Qi said doubtfully: "I naturally know that the person behind the scenes has been found out? Or maybe the person behind the scenes has a deep background and we can't deal with it?"
Liu Xiu shook his head and said: "Brother, do you know that it was not just eldest brother who was assassinated last night? Many people attending the banquet were assassinated. Today, there are more than 20 officials who were assassinated last night. Among the assassinated officials, only eldest brother survived. All the others were killed."
"What?" Liu Qi said in disbelief. On the day of Liu Biao's birthday, he assassinated the officials attending Liu Biao's birthday banquet. He did not put Liu Biao in his eyes at all. It was naked contempt. You can imagine how furious Liu Biao was when he learned about this.
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Liu Qi calmed down and said, "What happened to Zhang Yue?"
Liu Xiu hesitated and said: "Last night, the Xiangyang Prison was robbed. All the guards except one were killed, and Zhang Yue was robbed."
Liu Qi, who had just calmed down, was shocked again. If the assassination of officials was a provocation to Liu Biao, then adding the prison robbery was a declaration of war against Liu Biao and also a declaration of war against Jing Xiang.
It took Liu Qi a long time to wake up from the shock. When he thought about it carefully, he felt that something was strange. Liu Qi's first reaction was that someone wanted to provoke unrest among the princes. But he felt that it was impossible. Now the princes and forces have finally achieved it.
There was a tacit understanding that no one wanted to make any move against Xiangyang at this time, because the slightest move would trigger a melee among the princes.
"Was it only Zhang Yue who was kidnapped? Are there others?" Liu Qi asked.
"Well, all the prisons in Xiangyang are made of iron and cannot be opened without a key. Only Zhang Yue was kidnapped." Liu Xiu thought for a while.
Liu Qi sighed, already knowing that Zhang Xian was responsible for 80% of this. Zhang Xian kidnapped his son and assassinated him, which makes sense, but assassinating Xiangyang officials is not simple, unless he wants to rebel. Assassinating Xiangyang City officials, big and small, will not only
Liu Biao was so angry that he was afraid that he would offend all the families in Xiangyang, even if he didn't rebel. Now it seems that Zhang Xian has been preparing to rebel for a long time.
"Brother..." Liu Pan shouted when he saw Liu Qi silently standing aside.
"It's okay, this was probably done by Zhang Xian." Liu Qi didn't hide it, everyone here was trustworthy.
"Brother, does Zhang Xian still want to rebel?" Liu Pan said in disbelief.
"A rabbit bites people when it's anxious, let alone humans." Liu Qi sneered.
"Brother, why did he want to assassinate the officials in Xiangyang, knowing that he would have no way out?" Liu Xiu frowned.
"It's just delaying time. If I'm not wrong, Zhang Xian has long wanted to rebel. It's just that Zhang Yue just messed up his plan, so he had to start the rebellion in advance. The assassination of officials was just to cause chaos and for him.
Just to win more time." Liu Qi didn't have to explain so clearly, but Lu Jie and others had just defected, and if they didn't show something, they wouldn't be convinced. Although they wouldn't betray, they wouldn't try their best either.
What's more, Gan Ning has not officially expressed his surrender.
"Brother Gan, are you used to living there?" Liu Qi turned to look at Gan Ning.
"Fortunately, thank you, eldest son." Gan Ning naturally knew that Liu Qi wanted to recruit him, and he also wanted to find a wise lord. Liu Qi seemed to be one now, but after all, the contact time was too short to make a hasty decision.
"Brother Gan, you're welcome. When will your eight hundred cavalry arrive? Then I will go with you to greet them." Jinfan's eight hundred cavalry accompanied Gan Ning to fight everywhere. They are the best among the best. Liu Qi has no military power now.
, these eight hundred cavalry might become his first troop.
"Thank you, eldest son." Gan Ning was very grateful to Liu Qi, not to mention rescuing him from the siege yesterday. Without someone to lead these eight hundred cavalry, it would be difficult to enter the city. Now with Liu Qi's words, it will not be a problem. Although he is so
There is a suspicion that I want to show my kindness to him, but if I help, I help. This cannot be denied. Gan Ning always repays kindness and will not shirk it.
"Brother Gan, you don't have to be polite, I might bother you in the future." Liu Qi said with a smile.
"What the eldest son said is that if anything happens in the future, just ask him." Gan Ning said without hesitation.
At this moment, a servant quickly ran in and saluted: "To inform you, Master Zhou Mu, you have sent someone to send a message to ask Master to come and discuss matters."
"I understand, just tell me that I will go immediately." Liu Qi ordered, feeling a little excited in his heart. According to memory, Liu Biao has not been anxious for him to discuss matters for a long time. This time he was summoned because of his behavior at the banquet.
Being in Liu Biao's eyes is recognition. If he wants to inherit Liu Biao's position, Liu Biao's attitude is crucial. Although Liu Qi doesn't care about this, the relationship between father and son should not be too tense. Otherwise, he will be said to be unfilial.
In this period, being unfilial was a serious crime. If it were really done, who would dare to be loyal to him?
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On the official road thirty miles away from Xiangyang City, a group of people were riding towards Xiangyang. The leader was the young man who followed Gan Ning yesterday.
These eight hundred people are the famous Jinfan Thieves in Jingxiang. They all look tired at the moment, but their brocade clothes are not messy at all. The bells tied on the horses' heads are ringing with the horseshoe bells. It's not just watching.
He looked at passers-by with an unusually cold gaze, causing them to avoid him one after another.
The Jinfan thieves are headed by Gan Ning, and there are two other leaders. The second one is Su Fei, who is superb with hidden weapons, and the third one is Wu Xiong, although his martial arts are not very good, but he is cautious by nature, has good strategies, and is good at boosting morale. The three of them are
Brothers are worthy of each other. This time Gan Ning and Su Fei went to Jingzhou. They were afraid that their men would cause trouble, so they left Wu Xiong to look after them.
"Brother Su, please tell us about my eldest brother's situation in Xiangyang. Didn't Liu Biao rush to welcome him when he saw his eldest brother coming to surrender?" the man said.
"That's right, that's right. Our eldest brother went to him because he thinks highly of him. If he doesn't express his feelings, wouldn't he be sorry for our eldest brother's enthusiasm." Another person also said.
Wu Xiong, who was next to Su Fei, saw Su Fei's gloomy face, walked forward and asked Su Fei side by side: "Second brother, is it that the eldest brother is having trouble in Xiangyang?"
Su Fei took a breath and said, "Yes, my eldest brother and I went to celebrate his birthday. After presenting gifts, we expressed our intention to come. Liu Biao did not accept him. His ministers were even opposed to Liu Biao's acceptance of his eldest brother. Among them, Liu Biao's son Liu Cong was the most opposed.
It's so intense, brother's situation is quite embarrassing." After saying this, Su Fei turned around and glanced at the people behind him.
Seeing Su Fei's silence, Wu Xiong asked, "Is there anyone who can help?"
Su Fei glanced at Wu Xiong and said: "Yes, at the critical moment, Liu Biao's eldest son Liu Qi came forward to persuade Liu Biao to accept us."
Wu Xiong muttered: "It seems that Xiangyang is not peaceful either."
Su Fei looked at Wu Xiong in surprise. He didn't expect that Jinpin could predict the situation in Xiangyang with just a few words, and said: "The third brother has also noticed that Xiangyang City is indeed peaceful. The eldest son and Liu Cong are fighting openly and secretly, which is quite uneasy.
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Wu Xiong was a little surprised. The second brother called Liu Biao by his first name, but he called the eldest son Liu Qi very respectfully. He couldn't help but ask: "What does the second brother think of the eldest son?"
A hint of admiration flashed in Su Fei's eyes: "The eldest son, not only did he treat the virtuous corporal, but he did not despise us at all because of our status as thieves. Instead, he was very respectful to the eldest brother, and his words were quite respectful. He also sang "Shui Tiao Song" with great literary talent.
"Head" shocked everyone. It's a pity that we arrived late and didn't hear the eldest son reciting it with our own ears." After saying this, he looked regretful.
Wu Xiong was even more surprised. After hearing what his second brother said, he became even more curious about Liu Qi. He subdued his second brother in just one night. They were always thieves, but they were very arrogant and could not conquer anyone easily. He hurriedly asked: "How can my second brother be subdued?"
Remember, the song composed by the eldest young master."
"The matter is urgent, so I can only remember one sentence. It's called 'May we live forever, and we can share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles apart'." Su Fei said.
"I hope we live forever and share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles apart..." Wu Xiong murmured. After a while, he woke up. He sighed in his heart, "No wonder the second brother admires Liu Qi so much and is famous all over the world just with one song.
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Later, Su Fei told Wu Xiong everything that happened in Xiangyang. Wu Xiong couldn't believe that so many things happened in one night. Hearing it made people excited and made him want to meet this eldest son earlier.